Lift coffee table

Materials: VIKA AMON

Description: I made a coffee table lift (# 1) using a VIKA AMON plate and a trestle (in any hardware store) which I adapted some curtain rods to make it slide (# 3 and #4). So I can transform it into a table to eat (# 2)

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This is perfect for us! and I was able to find a piano stand that goes as low as 17″ and up to 36″, it also appears you can add holes for height adjustments if you wanted to go lower. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/309200330637902925/ however it only holds up to 120 pounds so I am not sure it will be that steady.

I have been trying to figure out how to do this for ages! I can’t sit very long and my spouse is considerably shorter than me, making sharing a computer station impossible! Ive priced tables that adjust and they are expensive. Im getting my key stand stand today!

This is a great idea, and I really like the idea of using the “Hercules ez-lock keyboard stand its a double X and has no knob it just lock automatically and its really sturdy!!!!” Found it on Amazon and can’t wait to get started!

i have been looking for hours online for a solution to my studio–a coffee table and a dining table was going too be too much furniture in my 325 sq. foot studio. this is a fantastic idea–i absolutely love it, Noelle!

I was going to ask the same question about the curtain rod brackets. I’m in the U.S., and have no idea where I could get brackets like this (at the depth needed for the keyboard stand – I scored one for free on Craigslist!)

I got a really nice hercules ez-lock keyboard stand its a double X and has no knob it just lock automatically and its really sturdy!!!! If your worried about it not being stable get this! The only draw back is it doesn’t go super low only 20.5in which is fine for me!

We have been using this exact same idea in our last flats for about 5 years !

In fact you can get more versatility by not attaching the base to the table top.

By flipping the X base on it side (the X is now horizontal) and resting the top on the now vertical tubes it can provide for a very sturdy platform that can withstand much more weight.My artist wife has been using this as a posing platform for her models for years now and it did support my 160 pounds from time to time…

We have used it extensively as a coffee table (in front of our sofa), as a Japanese dining table (where you sit on the floor), as a lounge table (where you sit on the sofa and comfy armchairs, one of my favorite setting ), a dining table (siting on regular standard chairs), as previously said, flipped on it side, as a platform for art models to stand or to lie on and finally as a disappearing piece of equipment by hiding the flatten X under the sofa and resting vertically the table top against a wall behind a curtain and some plants…

this my dear friends – gave me exactly what i needed. already had the inspiration and the idea but just didnt know how / what to use. i was thinking of using the bottom of an ironing board. (my application is different) – BUT SAME EXACT IDEA! Thanks for sharing this ESPECIALLY to the person that suggested to search amazon for keyboard stand.

@ Laura : The height of the coffee table is what you want it to be ! The trestle has a lowering minimum about 5 cm. The adjustment is made with guts on the wheel of the trestle crossing. The maximum height is about 1,20 m. Enjoy !

I am in love with this! Thank you so, so much for sharing this, this is exactly what I need.

Could you please tell me the height of the coffee table, and the size of the tabletop that you used? I’m also not sure if I understand how the trestle works, does it just snap into place at a certain height?

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